The Senator representing Delta North senatorial district, Senator Ned Nwoko, has intervened in a heated land dispute between Akpoma quarters of Issele-Azagba in Aniocha North Local Government Area, and Ogbe-Ozoma of Okpanam in Oshimili North Local Government of the Delta State. Only a few weeks ago, an altercation broke out between Chief Ekwe Ogidi, a businessman, who had purchased the piece of land from the Akpoma community in a duly consummated transaction, and a popular...

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has laid the foundation for a world class centre for arts and culture in Ado Ekiti. Oyebanji reiterated his administration’s commitment to huge investment in the creative industry in the drive to boost the economy of the state. The Governor, who stated this in Ado Ekiti on Monday while performing the ground breaking ceremony of Ekiti state International Centre for Arts and Culture, said the state is already developing systems...

CDS says flag-waving protesters are committing treason Police arrest tailor mass producing flags in Kano, 30 others The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has come out to deny any involvement with some protesters in the North who were seen waving Russian flags and chanting slogans. The protesters, who marched through the streets with placards in the ongoing 10-day protest against bad governance in the country, raised eyebrows about possible foreign interference in Nigeria’s internal affairs. However,...

The coalition leading the #EndBadGovernance protests in Jos has announced a two-day suspension of its street demonstrations to pave the way for dialogue with relevant stakeholders. This decision was made known by the coalition’s spokesperson, Enoch Vilret, while addressing journalists in Jos on Sunday, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. According to Vilret, the suspension, which takes effect from Sunday, August 4, to Tuesday, August 6, is aimed at allowing for constructive dialogue...

Some protesters on Sunday in Jos, Plateau State who marched along Bauchi Road have warned business owners to either support the demonstration by closing their shops today (Monday) or face potential damage to their properties. The protesters who issued the warning criticized President Bola Tinubu’s Sunday broadcast, arguing that it failed to address the nation’s pressing issues. To protect the lives and properties and forestall any breakdown of law and order, the Plateau State Government...

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has said that President Bola Tinubu’s speech was like a page from his party manifesto. Ezekwesili, who disclosed this through her X handle, stressed that Tinubu missed an opportunity to placate citizens with his speech. She wrote, “@officialABAT, As one of millions of Nigerians who were at church when you delivered your late-in-coming Speech to Citizens on the #EndBadGovernancelnNigeria protests, let me loudly say it was terribly underwhelming to read....